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The rapid uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) resulted in a significant demand for charging infrastructure. This article demonstrates possible charging approaches and architectures, discusses related standardization issues, and explains associated control algorithms.
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This article discusses pros and cons of available energy storage, describes applications where energy storage systems are needed and the grid services they can provide, and demonstrates different power electronic solutions.
By y M. Liserre, M. A. Perez, M. Langwasser, C. A. Rojas, and Z. Zhou
This article emphasizes the importance of faster adoption of smart transformer at the power distribution level to enable widespread adoption of distributed energy generation and demonstrates how power electronics will become the dominant technology in the future distribution and transmission grid.